Those who had hoped that PM Modi’s friendship with Trump would help India stave off severe tariffs should wake up to reality. The notion that the relations between nations can be shaped by personal sentiment at the highest levels now flies alongside flying carpets.
Initiated in 2011, National Voters’ Day (NVD) is commemorated annually on 25 January, marking the establishment of the Election Commission of India on 25 January 1950. The core aim is to foster voter awareness and streamline the enrolment—particularly of first-time youth voters—across over 850,000 polling stations. Activities include distributing Electors' Photo Identity Cards (EPICs), recognizing exemplary election officials, and conducting public pledges and awareness drives.
Conceived as part of India’s Digital India mission, the Government eAuction System is a centralized, fully digital platform created by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
India’s healthcare sector faces persistent structural challenges that undermine its ability to serve a population of over 1.4 billion people. The doctor-to-patient ratio stands at 1:1,596, well below the World Health Organization’s recommended 1:1,000 , while public health spending remains at just 1.4% of GDP, among the lowest globally (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology). These constraints are particularly pronounced in rural and underserved regions, where access to trained medical professionals and adequate infrastructure is limited.
Policy UpdateTanmyi Anthwal Background: Back in 2014–15, the Indian government established the National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NF-OBC) program under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to increase the chances for OBC students to pursue higher education and…
The Income-Tax Bill, 2025 is a comprehensive redesign of India's direct taxation regime, based on the decades-old Income-Tax Act, 1961, which by 2025 had become cumbersome from having a large number of amendments and mounting litigation.